Gotham v Spirit clash draws record New York crowd for women's sports

NEW YORK, July 15 : Gotham FC welcomed back striker Sam Kerr and secured a 1-0 win over Washington Spirit in front of a record crowd for a women's sporting event in New York City on Wednesday, as the women's game kept the ball rolling in America's summer of soccer. The league said more than 42,000 tickets were sold for the match at the home of Major League Baseball's New York Mets, with fans turning up to Citi Field despite a thick layer of smoke that hung in the air from Ontario wildfires.That mark surpassed the more than 28,000 fans who watched U.S. tennis player Coco Gauff’s victory in the 2023 U.S. Open women’s singles final.The huge turnout was an encouraging sign for Gotham and comes days after they announced they would relocate from their suburban New Jersey stadium to ​Etihad Park